colonial home
Historic American residence
A colonial home is a house built in the architectural style of America's colonial period, or a modern reproduction of that style.
Typical features include symmetrical facades, rectangular shapes, central entrances, and multi-pane windows.
The term covers several regional variations—New England Colonial, Dutch Colonial, Spanish Colonial—each reflecting the building traditions settlers brought from their home countries.
They bought a colonial home in the historic district.
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- clapboardOverlapping exterior wood planks
- shuttersHinged window coverings
- porticoColumned covered entryway
veranda · front porch · brick · historic · estate · gabled · dormers · whitewashed · crown molding · stone hearth · antebellum · old money · founding fathers · heritage · manor · carriage house · farmhouse · hearth
- American housesranch, bungalow, Cape Cod, farmhouse, Victorian
- historic homesmansion, manor house, manor houses, plantation house, Victorian house
- colonial buildingsmeetinghouse, plantation house, governor's mansion, customs house, manor house
- homesteadshomesteader, claim, settler, farmhouse, sod house
- Latin American homescasa, hacienda, favela, rancho, estancia
- historic housesVictorian house, Georgian mansion, manor house, plantation house, Georgian house
colonial homemodern home
Current-style dwelling
mid-century modern · new construction · minimalist home · smart home · prefab home
colonial homeindustrial loft
Converted factory residence
converted warehouse · geodesic dome · earthship · shipping container home · asymmetrical design
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